Yesterday I went to McDonald's to get coffee for me and Sue. As I paid for the coffee, the counter girl asked me if I wanted to make a donation to some charity. I said something like "Fuck 'em" without really thinking about I said.

When I looked up, the clerk looked shocked and then I realized I said it out loud. She said "Excuse me..."

So I thought this was a good time to educate her on chari

table giving.

"You know there was a time that a corporation like McDonald's would donate to charity using IT'S MONEY. The donation came from the profits the corporation made serving the community."

I continued: "Now you are told by the corporation you work for to ask me, a customer, to donate my money, my spare change, to a charity that they have picked for me? No fucking way. I donate to my own charities using MY OWN MONEY. Not that of McDonald's. I think McDonald's should do the same."

What the hell is wrong with the world today? Everybody wants the other guy to just hand them money! If I give money to a corporation, I expect to receive a product or service in return.

So I took my two coffees, turned and left and as I walked away I am pretty sure I heard a soft gentle voice behind me say "Fuck 'em"